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'The Dead' and 'A Mother' were the only ones I really enjoyed; the others, save for brief glimpses of irony, were, above all, horribly boring. Maybe it simply feels too familiar, but I just don't understand what all the fuss is about.
James Joyce has officially become one of my favorite writers. I particularly enjoyed the stories "A Painful Case" and "The Dead."
This is my first experience of Joyce and I really liked it. I read it in Persian and unfortunately the translation wasn't so good, but even with that translation it was so clear to me what a treasure it was. Joyce knows everything; every small step, every small gesture. He lives in the present momen...
I thoroughly enjoyed all the stories relating to women and domestic life. They touched on what it means to be human with such a light hand in such a profound way. I had a harder time connecting with the more masculine, political, bar and drinking stories. The ending of The Dead (final novella in ...
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